[sschuler1]

My girlfriend and I went to the Holiday Inn because that was the only bar in town that had dancing and a live band. We knew it was going to be crowded because it was a Saturday night, but we wanted to see if anyone we knew was there so we could sit with them at their table. We spotted my brother sitting at a table with a girl I didn't recognize, so naturally we went over to find out who she was. We sat down at the table with them, but my brother said his buddy was on the dance floor with his wife and we would have to relinquish the chairs once they were done. But he said we should stick around because they were getting ready to leave and we could have their table. So the song ended and we got up out of the chairs to give them their seats back, and out of the corner of my eye I saw this guy come running over to us. He showed up at my side within a split second of my getting out of the chair! He said "You're not leaving yet, are you? You just got here!" And three weeks later we were engaged.

[njgranny]

I was going to business college in Wilmington, DE. One of my roommates lived near Dover Air Force Base. She met these two guys at a skating rink and asked my other roommate to double date with her. Reta liked him, but she was really going steady with someone else at the time. Soooooo - he got passed to me. On our first date, I knew he was the one. We were engaged 3 months later and married 8 months after that. My roommate (who introduced us) eventually married the guy she'd met at the skating rink, but it didn't last. They are still friends, however, and he and his wife are included in all their family gatherings.

[NYVette]

I was January 5, 1972
I was out for the night with a buddy. I wanted to go to a particular bar but the bar had a $2.00 cover charge. My friend said he didn't have the money for a cover charge so we should go to another bar where beer was 50 cents. So we went. Keep in mind it's January in NY...cold so not much skin is visible. My future wife, Linda, was wearing a short top showing her stomach which made her stand out from the other girls. She's over 5'10" so that got my attention also! (I'm a sucker for tall women with exposed stomachs) When I first noticed her she was with another girl, but the second girl was now with someone on the dance floor. She looked a bit bored so it seemed like a good time to talk. During our conversation she told me that her original plans were to go to a different bar but she was with her cousin and the cousin didn't have the $2.00 cover charge to get in. Maybe we would have met anyway....it was in the cards for us to meet that night.

[TIGER]

Hello everyone. tiger here....

I was on a date with a girl from new york and we decided to drive upstate to the Washingtonville winwey in upstate new york. well, while my date was busy buying some wine at the wineshop i ran into 2 other girls from newburgh, n.y. and i quickly got one of there telephone numbers and the rest is history......regards, tiger from the villages..

[another Linda]

Well, we met in a psychiatric hospital and were immediately crazy for each other! (pause for effect)

Actually I was a student nurse and he was a medical student. We were on rounds of new patients. He noticed me because I was so beautiful (or maybe it was the hot coffee I spilled all over him.) I spilled coffee all over him because he was so sexy (or maybe it was because one of the new patients was a guy I had been dating.) Whatever.

But it was complicated. I had just joined the army and he had just gotten a deferment. No problem says I. Give up your deferment and join the army with me. You really are crazy says he.

But he did give up his deferment, for me! Now 40 years and 4 kids later we're still having fun -- and still crazy for each other.

[RCT]

I drew the short straw.

[redwitch]

The one thing I knew was that my future husband would NOT be in the military. I'd lived that life enough to know how hard it was on the women and kids.

Anyway, I worked at the Fort Ord Officer's Club as a secretary but was helping out because the cocktail waitress didn't show up (again!). One company was having a beer call. To put it mildly, the booze had been flowing for a few hours. This one really cute captain asked, "Are you married, separated, single, divorced or thinking about it." I was impressed he could roll that off his tongue after 5 beers, two shots and something else. We dated. He asked me to marry him. I said no way -- three times.

When he got notice that he was going to be riffed out, I finally said yes. We married two weeks before he got out of the Army after dating for almost 2 years. He really was and is a great guy and we had 10 years of a good marriage. The last 2 just had us drifting in different directions. We're still friends and, hopefully, always will be.

[Just Susan]

Toga Party.......

[Rokinronda]

Hi Susan!!! Never went to a Toga Party! woohooo Now thats a good one!

[Russ_Boston]

Susan - you weren't near URI during the seventies were you?

If so I've always wanted to apologize :joke:

[Just Susan]

Ronda you missed a good time by not going to a toga party or two. They were a perfect capping off of the freedom of expression, shall we say of the 70's. Yes, Russ it was during the 70's, but it was San Francisco, 70's, so no apology needed.
Our meeting is a story we love to tell, but only in person...so maybe someday....just imagine two people, each totally committed to staying single, on a collision course with marriage. Sometimes we still can't believe it...maybe that is why we are still in love.

[samhass]

Susan, you made such a telling statement. Instead of saying we are still married, you said
''maybe that is why we are still in love." Some people are just married. We are some of the lucky one ones that are still "in love". Ain't it grand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rokinronda]

Originally Posted by samhass

Susan, you made such a telling statement. Instead of saying we are still married, you said
''maybe that is why we are still in love." Some people are just married. We are some of the lucky one ones that are still "in love". Ain't it grand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:bigthumbsup: We are also very much in love! Yes, we are very very very lucky, yes indeedy!!!

[Just Susan]

Originally Posted by samhass

Susan, you made such a telling statement. Instead of saying we are still married, you said
''maybe that is why we are still in love." Some people are just married. We are some of the lucky one ones that are still "in love". Ain't it grand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“and that’s the truth.”

[Rokinronda]

Lily Tomlin!!! LOVE HER!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocBO0fr1Ui4